I requested payouts from both Bodog and Absolute at the same time for the same amount a few months ago. Without going over the hiccups I had, I eventually got both payments. But I don't know which check was from which place.

What my question concerns is that one of the payments was not a "check" literally but a "draft" ("draught"?) or something, because it didn't have any routing numbers on the bottom, from a (major) German bank. It did have lots of colors on it and a mechanically inscribed amount, so it looked pretty official. But the upshot of it is that it added another several weeks for "collection"--and 2% in fees.

I can't find anything in search about this (maybe I suck). Has no one else seen these? Anyone know which site it is. (So I could at least ask for a fee rebate.) Fedex charges at Absolute (else 2 months waiting), and now collection process--yet more things sucking about online poker.

edit: I strongly suspect it's Bodog, but I'd like to confirm before I start asking them questions...

I usually keep an eye on all the Bodog threads and I haven't seen anything like this. The last check I got from Bodog was in mid July and it was drawn from a high profile US bank. Cleared immediately at my bank. I have never gotten a check from Absolute.

Recent Bodog Nucharge payout:
My payout request from Bodog to Nucharge was completed in about an hour.
On 8/23 I requested that Nucharge send the funds to my bank account.
On 8/31 they approved that request.
On 9/21 the funds were in the bank.
I was told by Nucharge on 9/08 that payouts are taking about 20 days from the approval date. That seems to be accruate.

Just received a $900 Bodog cashout check by regular mail. Total time was just under 3 weeks. That's nowhere near as fast as the checks I've received recently from Stars, Absolute, and Vegas 247, but it's still quite acceptable for my needs, and there was no fee.